North East Derbyshire

Health improved substantially in North East Derbyshire between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in work life.

The population passed 99,000

In the 10 years leading up to 2011, the population of North East Derbyshire increased by 2.2%, from just over 96,900 to 99,000.

The addition of just under 2,100 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, North East Derbyshire was home to, on average, 2.6 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

More homes without children

This area saw the East Midlands' second-largest rise in the proportion of households without children.

Across the region, only Hinckley and Bosworth saw a greater rise in the proportion of households without children (from 59% to 63%).

During this period, North East Derbyshire went from having the 22nd-highest to the 15th-highest percentage of households without children out of 309 English local authority areas.

In 2011, just over 6 in 10 (63%) households in North East Derbyshire had no children, compared with 60% in 2001. The percentage with at least one child decreased from 28% to 26%.

The proportion of households without children was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of households that without children across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of North East Derbyshire residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 11% to 6.9% between the last two censuses.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just under 8 in 10 (77%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 64% in 2001. The percentage of North East Derbyshire residents that described their health as fair decreased from 24% to 16%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 9.4% in 2001 to 5.7% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in North East Derbyshire decreased by 4.2 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in North East Derbyshire, the East Midlands and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

The percentage of employed people in North East Derbyshire working more than 49 hours in the week before the census decreased from 13% to 10% in the 10 years leading up to the latest census.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.7%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked less than 16 hours the previous week, compared with 1.7% in 2001.

The proportion of people working long hours fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 14% in 2001 to 10% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 13% to 10%.

Long hour working in North East Derbyshire decreased by 3.3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in North East Derbyshire, the East Midlands and England that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Fall in social renting

The percentage of socially rented homes fell in North East Derbyshire at a faster rate than in Lichfield, a statistically similar local authority area.

In North East Derbyshire, the proportion of social housing decreased from 23% in 2001 to 20% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion in Lichfield decreased from 13% to 13%.

Across the East Midlands, the share of socially rented homes decreased from 17% to 16%.

Private renting in North East Derbyshire increased from 3.9% to 7.4%, while the rate of home ownership remained close to 71%.

The rate of social housing was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of households that that rented socially across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

More people cohabiting

The percentage of households in North East Derbyshire, which comprised a cohabiting couple, increased from 7.9% to 10% in the decade to 2011.

In 2011, just under 3 in 10 (28%) households had only a single person, compared with 26% in 2001. The percentage of households in North East Derbyshire, which comprised a married couple (with or without children), decreased from 44% to 38%.

The proportion of households with an unmarried couple increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 8.7% in 2001 to 10% in 2011). Across England, the proportion increased from 8.3% to 9.9%.

The percentage of households with a cohabiting couple in North East Derbyshire increased by 2.2 percentage points

Percentage of households in North East Derbyshire, the East Midlands and England that had an unmarried couple, March 2001 and March 2011

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